St. Guthlac was a hermit of the late seventh and early eighth centuries. Born a prince of some rank, after spending time as a soldier he forsook the world and took up in a moor, draining it and battling demons.

St. Guthlac was a hermit of the late seventh and early eighth centuries. Born a prince of some rank, after spending time as a soldier he forsook the world and took up in a moor, draining it and battling demons.

* [http://www.orthodoxengland.btinternet.co.uk/akaguth.htm Akathist to St. Guthlac]

* [http://www.orthodoxengland.btinternet.co.uk/akaguth.htm Akathist to St. Guthlac]

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St. Guthlac of Croyland

St. Guthlac was a hermit of the late seventh and early eighth centuries. Born a prince of some rank, after spending time as a soldier he forsook the world and took up in a moor, draining it and battling demons.